Forum X

New ways for co-operation between civil society and policy-makers

Forum X

New ways for co-operation between civil society and policy-makers

Forum X is a series of meetings, workshops and conferences held in various cities across the European continent. Forum X events are organized by local civil society actors in close co-operation with the “A Soul for Europe” Initiative. The main aim of the project is to develop new forms of collaboration between civil society and political decision-makers by concretely involving local actors (civil society, political spheres, business and others) into the “A Soul for Europe” process and engaging them in concrete co-operation.

Forum X aims to implementing the cultural component of social, economic and other non-cultural development policies across Europe. The responsibility for the cultural dimension of European policy is not confined to the cultural field. Culture must play a vital role in shaping the overall development of the European vision. The active participation of top-ranking politicians responsible for fields not directly related to culture is a guarantee for this. The inclusion of important European policy makers and international business representatives gives more weight to the work of the civil society operating at local and regional levels and strengthens its position regarding to regional and local authorities.

For example, Forum Belgrade resulted in its local initiators being invited by the authorities to provide consultancy on the drafting of the new Serbian law on financing culture. Furthermore, it facilitated the creation of the GRAD, an independent center for culture and debate, opened in April 2009 in Belgrade.

Forum X is a series of meetings, workshops and conferences held in various cities across the European continent. Forum X events are organized by local civil society actors in close co-operation with the “A Soul for Europe” Initiative. The main aim of the project is to develop new forms of collaboration between civil society and political decision-makers by concretely involving local actors (civil society, political spheres, business and others) into the “A Soul for Europe” process and engaging them in concrete co-operation.

Forum X aims to implementing the cultural component of social, economic and other non-cultural development policies across Europe. The responsibility for the cultural dimension of European policy is not confined to the cultural field. Culture must play a vital role in shaping the overall development of the European vision. The active participation of top-ranking politicians responsible for fields not directly related to culture is a guarantee for this. The inclusion of important European policy makers and international business representatives gives more weight to the work of the civil society operating at local and regional levels and strengthens its position regarding to regional and local authorities.

For example, Forum Belgrade resulted in its local initiators being invited by the authorities to provide consultancy on the drafting of the new Serbian law on financing culture. Furthermore, it facilitated the creation of the GRAD, an independent center for culture and debate, opened in April 2009 in Belgrade.

'We need to keep #culture at the top of the European agenda, making an important cobtrubution to cohesion, social inclusion and the future European society' Culture commissioner @TNavracsicsEU gives his vision for a future European agenda for #culture

Susanne Baer: „to save the project and protect our home as Europe, there has to be a lot of support well beyond the EU organs and institutions, including support from civil society, from academia, from political allies in the world. So this is a call for all of us“ /cc @wseuropa

Meet Franz aka "Metalmorphosis". David Černý's statue of Franz Kafka is one of the things you can discover in Prague when following journalist Tomáš Randýsek's presentation of his home town for @wseuropa this week. See all pictures at https://t.co/SNZq42V0sw

❗️Six days left to apply for the Carlos V Award by @fundacionyuste, which aims at rewarding work that has contributed to the general knowledge and enhancement of Europe’s cultural, social, scientific, and historical values. https://t.co/L2ppBlcm59

Our strategy group member @NclsBrtrnd takes us to a tiny village close to Lyon this week - head over to Instagram to see his pictures and follow the tour d'Europe presented by @wseuropa
#asoulforeurope #wirsindeuropa

.@PaoloGentiloni: #Italy, #Germany & #France have a special (if not exclusive) responsibility to respond to growing expectations for a more ambitious #EU role in light of growing geopolitical uncertainties and rise of nationalism & xenophobia #humboldtrede

'We need to keep #culture at the top of the European agenda, making an important cobtrubution to cohesion, social inclusion and the future European society' Culture commissioner @TNavracsicsEU gives his vision for a future European agenda for #culture

Susanne Baer: „to save the project and protect our home as Europe, there has to be a lot of support well beyond the EU organs and institutions, including support from civil society, from academia, from political allies in the world. So this is a call for all of us“ /cc @wseuropa

Meet Franz aka "Metalmorphosis". David Černý's statue of Franz Kafka is one of the things you can discover in Prague when following journalist Tomáš Randýsek's presentation of his home town for @wseuropa this week. See all pictures at https://t.co/SNZq42V0sw

❗️Six days left to apply for the Carlos V Award by @fundacionyuste, which aims at rewarding work that has contributed to the general knowledge and enhancement of Europe’s cultural, social, scientific, and historical values. https://t.co/L2ppBlcm59

Our strategy group member @NclsBrtrnd takes us to a tiny village close to Lyon this week - head over to Instagram to see his pictures and follow the tour d'Europe presented by @wseuropa
#asoulforeurope #wirsindeuropa

.@PaoloGentiloni: #Italy, #Germany & #France have a special (if not exclusive) responsibility to respond to growing expectations for a more ambitious #EU role in light of growing geopolitical uncertainties and rise of nationalism & xenophobia #humboldtrede